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Maryland landscaping business left idle after estimated $38,000 equipment theft

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Maryland Governor Wes Moore walks the streets of Wheaton, Maryland with leaders including Montgomery County council member Natali Fani-González.

Maryland governor gets firsthand look at Wheaton pedestrian safety concerns

Former Metro official sentenced in $1.3 million contract-rigging scheme

Seat Pleasant police investigate deadly shooting

Push for new hires includes more women in Montgomery County police

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VA deputy secretary nominee seeks ‘boots on the ground’ approach to fix EHR rollout

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'Chuck & Eva' pays tribute to Chuck Brown, Eva Cassidy with DC, Baltimore concerts

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After sailing though House on bipartisan vote, Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal now goes to Senate

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2 men in Virginia defrauded millions in COVID relief

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5 men charged with 1st-degree murder in killing of missing Frederick teen

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Fairfax Co. schools updates college program website after AG inquiry finds mentions of race to be discriminatory

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering license-free fishing days for state residents and visitors this Saturday, then again on Saturday, June 10 and Tuesday, July 4. (Courtesy Getty/Andy Bowlin)

Scup? License-free fishing in Maryland this Saturday is no fluke

Two people were shot dead and two others stabbed in a Fairfax County, Virginia, apartment complex on May 29, 2024. (WTOP/Kyle Cooper)

2nd teen charged in Fairfax Co. Memorial Day shooting, stabbing that left 2 dead

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Virginia Gov. Youngkin sends 100 National Guard soldiers to US-Mexican border

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The Mayor's Office of Latino Affairs will host the city's first-ever Afro Latino Fest in Meridian Hill Park.

DC park to be filled with jazz, funk, salsa Saturday at Afro Latino Fest

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Montgomery Co. school system considers financial literacy requirement

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Maryland landscaping business left idle after estimated $38,000 equipment theft

Md. transportation secretary doesn’t have ‘a lot of faith’ in expected 2026 completion of Purple Line

‘Chuck & Eva’ pays tribute to Chuck Brown, Eva Cassidy with DC, Baltimore concerts

Maryland governor gets firsthand look at Wheaton pedestrian safety concerns

1 dead, 2 injured in Prince George’s Co. shooting

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One Shiite cleric in Iran is nursing stray pets back to health

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Ibrahim, Lassiter score 2 minutes apart, Montreal draws DC United 2-2

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The Atlantis opens in DC, evoking memories of DC's punk past

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US births in 2022 didn't return to pre-pandemic levels

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LGBTQ+ people flock to Florida for Gay Days festival

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Loudoun Co. schools ordered to make investigation into sexual assaults, rape public

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